When 20-year-old American student Yasir Afifi discovered a GPS tracking device on his car, he first thought it was a bomb. After sharing images of the device online, he learned that it was actually a tracking device placed by the FBI, but after being confronted about it, the bureau threatened prosecution if he did not return it.

Now Afifi is suing, and the FBI still won’t say why they were tracking him. He appeared Wednesday on a state-sponsored Russian television network to explain his ordeal. Click here to read more about his case.

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This video is from Russia Today’s The Alyona Show, broadcast March 2, 2011.