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 At least two have been arrested in the Louvre heist. The strangely, lonely final days of Gene Hackman. Why the Brightline of Florida is called the 'Death Train.' A surrogate can cost six figures. But what if the money vanishes? Report an error