CBRN event in United States of America on Sun 22nd February 2026

Someone dumped a mystery substance onto the Kennedy Center’s outdoor ice rink overnight—shuttering the arena and forcing the cancellation of a scheduled performance in what officials are calling a “calculated, malicious attack.” A brown-black liquid was poured across the ice early Friday morning, damaging the surface and derailing a performance by Montreal-based skating company Le Patin Libre, according to Fox News. Images from the scene show the dark material smeared widely across the rink, with what appears to be a gallon-sized milk container sitting abandoned on the ice—less high-stakes heist, more clumsy clean-up aisle five. “Today, a targeted attack on the Trump-Kennedy Center vandalized and destroyed our outdoor arena, causing severe damage that we unfortunately must cancel tonight’s performance,” Roma Daravi, vice president of public relations for the center, told Fox News. She said the center is “working feverishly” to complete repairs so programming can resume as soon as possible.