TORONTO – U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle joined a crowd at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston for a service honouring the dead and wounded from the Boston Marathon bombing.
Obama says Americans everywhere are feeling Boston’s pain and their country is with them.
The White House says Obama is planning to meet with some of the injured, and with the first-responders who helped the runners and spectators after the explosions.
Below are some photos of the Boston Marathon memorial service.
In this photo, President Barack Obama arrives to board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on April 18, 2013 prior to heading to Boston to mourn victims of the deadly marathon blasts. (Getty Images)
Obama said a day of beauty was shattered when a celebration became a tragedy.
He said Boston gathered Tuesday, quote, “to reaffirm that the spirit of this city is undaunted.”
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People attend the ‘Healing Our City: An Interfaith Service’ dedicated to those who were gravely wounded or killed in the Boston Marathon bombing. (Getty Images)
People gather outside of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings on April 18, 2013. (Getty Images)
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama attend an interfaith prayer service for victims of the Boston Marathon attack titled ‘Healing Our City,’ at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on April 18, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Getty Images)
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