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Salvadoran AG asks people to avoid violence after armed attack kills 2 opposition members

San Salvador, Feb 1 (EFE).- Salvadoran Attorney General Raul Melara said Monday that the investigation into the armed attack on Sunday that killed two and wounded five other people with the leftist opposition Farabundo Marti Front for National Liberation (FMLN) is continuing and he once again called on the public to avoid violence before and during the Feb. 28 elections.Melara held an urgent meeting on Monday with representatives of most of the country's political parties that will participate in the coming legislative and municipal elections after the shootout Sunday night. (Camera: VLADIMIR CHICAS).SHOT LIST: SALVADORAN ATTORNEY GENERAL RAUL MELARA SPEAK WITH THE MEDIA ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE ARMED ATTACK IN SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR.SOUND BITE: SALVADORAN ATTORNEY GENERAL RAUL MELARA (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATIONS:- We must not allow violence to increase because we're facing an election that is critically important for the country. I am emphatic in saying that we're not going to allow any violent acts in the countr. We're not going to allow the Feb. 28 elections to be tarnished. - We can't give away (information) because we're still investigating. There's a lot of assumptions which we can't talk about until we have a solid proof in order to proceed with the charge later.