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| Litvinenko supporter shot in US | Litvinenko supporter shot in US |
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| US police are investigating the shooting of a US expert on Russian intelligence, days after he said Moscow had a role in an ex-KGB agent's death. | |
| Paul Joyal, 53, was shot several times as he returned to his home in the suburbs of Washington DC on Thursday. | Paul Joyal, 53, was shot several times as he returned to his home in the suburbs of Washington DC on Thursday. |
| Reports say Mr Joyal, who was seriously wounded, had items stolen in an attack that appeared to be a random robbery. | Reports say Mr Joyal, who was seriously wounded, had items stolen in an attack that appeared to be a random robbery. |
| But the timing has raised concern that he was targeted for expressing his views on the Alexander Litvinenko case. | But the timing has raised concern that he was targeted for expressing his views on the Alexander Litvinenko case. |
| Mr Litvinenko, a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian security services, died in November in London after being poisoned by radioactive substance polonium-210. | Mr Litvinenko, a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian security services, died in November in London after being poisoned by radioactive substance polonium-210. |
| He and his associates accused Russia of carrying out the poisoning because of his fierce opposition to Mr Putin, who has denied any involvement. | He and his associates accused Russia of carrying out the poisoning because of his fierce opposition to Mr Putin, who has denied any involvement. |
| Hospital officials said Mr Joyal was in a critical condition. | Hospital officials said Mr Joyal was in a critical condition. |
| 'We will silence you' | 'We will silence you' |
| Four days before he was shot, Mr Joyal told NBC's Dateline television programme that he had struck up a friendship with the former agent during trips to London. | Four days before he was shot, Mr Joyal told NBC's Dateline television programme that he had struck up a friendship with the former agent during trips to London. |
| In his interview, Mr Joyal said: "A message has been communicated to anyone who wants to speak out against the Kremlin - 'if you do, no matter who you are, where you are, we will find you and we will silence you - in the most horrible way possible'." | In his interview, Mr Joyal said: "A message has been communicated to anyone who wants to speak out against the Kremlin - 'if you do, no matter who you are, where you are, we will find you and we will silence you - in the most horrible way possible'." |
| The FBI told the BBC that it was helping the Prince George's County police department in the investigation, but had not opened its own inquiry. | The FBI told the BBC that it was helping the Prince George's County police department in the investigation, but had not opened its own inquiry. |
| Mr Joyal - a former police officer - runs a consultancy specialising in intelligence information for companies wishing to invest in the former Soviet republics. | Mr Joyal - a former police officer - runs a consultancy specialising in intelligence information for companies wishing to invest in the former Soviet republics. |
| Mr Litvinenko was granted asylum in the UK in 2000. | Mr Litvinenko was granted asylum in the UK in 2000. |