Ten charged with attempted murder after allegedly ambushing Texas Ice agents

Federal prosecutors described planned ambush with intent to kill Ice correction officers' on 4 July in Alvarado

Ten people have been charged with attempted murder after allegedly ambushing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents in Texas on 4 July.

Federal prosecutors said attackers drew the agents out of an Ice detention center in Alvarado, Texas with fireworks and by vandalizing vehicles. They allegedly shot a police officer in the neck and unloaded between 20 and 30 rounds on immigration agents, and were later apprehended by local law enforcement near the scene.