Bahrain protesters call U.S. 'great satan'

MANAMA, Bahrain, May 28 (UPI) -- Shiite demonstrators in Bahrain have turned their anger toward the United States amid calls demanding the end of the Sunni-led monarchy in their country.

Shiites protesting in Manama Sunday cried out the slogan of Iran's late leader Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini, "America the great satan," the Bahrain News Agency reported Monday.

The protesters claim the White House is backing the Sunni monarchy and destroying all hope for real reforms, the news agency said.

Banners at the demonstration said: "[U.S. President Barack] Obama supports the killers, not democracy and freedom" and "U.S. interests come before our freedom."