(KUNA) -- A policeman's body was found on Tuesday in southern Kirkuk, and police arrested 16 suspects in separate operations in the area. A Kirkuk police source told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that police found in the village of Tel Raba'a the body of a policeman with Rashad Police Department. The policeman had been shot in the head and showed signs of torture.The same source said that two militants who attempted an attack a gas tanker were arrested Monday night in the area of Shuwan, eastern Kirkuk. The attackers were attempting to hijack the tanker. Moreover, he said 14 suspected terrorists were arrested in the village of Tel Al-Suod, southwestern Kirkuk, during search operations conducted by the Iraqi Army and the Multi-National Force (MNF).