Ananova:

A Russian man has been refused a new passport because his 'body' was identified by his blind ex-wife.

Oleg Lunkov found out he was officially dead when he walked into a Moscow police station to pick up his new passport.

He said: "When they told me my wife had identified my body I thought it was a joke, because she is blind."

His ex-wife, Alla Timofeyeva, from whom he has been divorced since 2001, reported him missing after the bombing, saying she feared he could have been killed in the explosion.

The explosion, which took place on a Moscow metro train, killed at least 40 people and injured more than 100 others.

He said: "One of the bizarre things is I never travel by metro because I am a cab driver."

A spokeswoman from the City Prosecutor's Office confirmed police were investigating his ex-wife on suspicion of possible criminal fraud after she was paid more than £10,000 in compensation.