Politics | Boston Marathon bombing Obama in Boston Thursday He will participate in service for the victims By John Johnson Posted Apr 16, 2013 5:44 PM CDT Copied The American flag is lowered at the White House Tuesday to honor the victims in Boston. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) President Obama will travel to Boston Thursday for a morning service to honor the victims in Boston, reports the Washington Post. The interfaith service is set to take place at 11am at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the city. Earlier today, the president called the attack an "act of terror" but said investigators still didn't know who was responsible. Two of three people killed have been identified so far. Read These Next Why Catherine O'Hara's death feels like a 'gut punch.' New batch of Epstein files contains more eyebrow-raising claims. Newborn calf snuggles up with human kids The world's richest shipwreck 'is still sitting there.' Report an error