Egyptian authorities warned the Muslim Brotherhood yesterday against staging violent protests and tightened security in strategic installations after clashes on Friday killed at least four.

Supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Morsi on Friday mounted their boldest demonstrations since troops crushed their protest camps demanding his reinstatement on August 14.

Both opponents and supporters of the Brotherhood have called for mass protests today, when the country plans to celebrate the anniversary of an Egyptian attack on Israeli forces in the Sinai during the 1973 war.

“The Ministry of Interior asserts its determination on confronting violence and infringements of the law by Muslim Brotherhood supporters,” a ministry statement said.

“Security has been stepped up on highways, in all cities and at important installations. The Ministry of Interior warns against attempting to spoil the 6th of October commemoration.”

Yesterday afternoon, about 1,000 Morsi supporters tried to reach the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque area in northeast Cairo, where security forces crushed one of their protest camps in August.

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