He told us the story of a Russian bomb squad member who became a national celebrity for defusing a terrorist bomb left in a major city. The bomb tech was shown on the evening news across Russia.

The next day, he was called to another incident. Again, with TV cameras watching, the hero bomb tech successfully defused this new bomb. Except that he hadn't defused it. Inside supposedly defused bomb was another detonator.

As soon as the Russian removed his safety garment the bomb exploded, killing him. It was a trap, created to kill the bomb technician and remove one hero from the population--so that, too, could be shown on TV.

The FBI agent said the Russians figured someone triggered the bomb from a nearby crowd or building, using a cell phone.

I came away thinking that the FBI agent who showed our group this video is brave in a way I can barely imagine. What kind of person isn't scared silly by watching a video of someone doing the same job they do--bomb disposal--being personally targeted and blown up by terrorists?