BAIJI, Iraq, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Saboteurs brought down a power line, cutting all electricity from the northern town of Baiji, Iraq, to areas south, an Electricity Ministry spokesman said.

Saturday's incident is the latest in attacks on Iraq's power sector, which have hampered reconstruction and an increase in the quality of life for Iraqis.

Aziz al-Shimari, the spokesman, told the Voice of Iraq news agency "an act of sabotage" took down the tower "carrying electricity between Baiji and west of Baghdad areas."

He added: "Power was completely cut off in this area."

"The tower was bombed by an improvised explosive device," he said, though he didn't divulge details of where exactly the tower was located.