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 Travelers will likely cheer at this new advice from airports. Woman found 32 years after vanishing 'without a trace.' Melissa Gilbert: My husband would never harm a child. Iran just hit one of the Middle East's largest oil refineries. Report an error