Ministry of Peshmerga for the Kurdistan Regional Government issued a statement, declaring that the blast in Kasnazan was done by a magnetic bomb.

"at the hour of 8:30 on the morning of Tuesday, 5/3/2013 in Kasnazan area in Arbil a magnetic bomb exploded under the car of the Colonel (Serbast Abdulrahman), Deputy director of the staff of Ministry of Peshmerga, and he was seriously wounded, crews of military intelligence and the Assaish are continuing in investigation. " the statments reads.