Outspoken Critic of Russia Shot in Maryland

Man Wounded On Driveway

POSTED: 4:45 pm EST March 2, 2007
UPDATED: 1:21 pm EST March 3, 2007

ADELPHI, Md. -- Police were going door-to-door Saturday seeking information about the wounding of a prominent Russian intelligence expert.

Officials said Paul Joyal, 53, was walking up his driveway on Lackawanna Street in Adelphi at about 7:30 p.m. Thursday when he was confronted by two men and shot. He was taken to an area hospital in serious condition.

Joyal is known for his expertise on intelligence and terrorism and his contacts in the former Soviet Union. He has also been a long-time critic of the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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