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There was a hostage situation. ron what's the latest at this point? >> reporter: well, we heard several loud explosions, the biggest we've heard in the two days we've been here. there's a huge cloud of dark smoke rising above this maul. the government is launching a final assault. there's been a concern that the hostage takers may have explosives. everybody is laying flat down hiding taking cover because there's also sporadic gunfire in the neighborhood. unclear exactly why that's happening. we think the military is trying to disperse some of the crowds the people watching and trying to keep t...

After the blast. >> if i didn't saw his body in the car, i could not believe it. >> reporter: he says his suicide attack sent gadhafi troops running, clearing the way for rebel fighters to overtake the barracks. >> he's a hero. he's a real hero. >> reporter: for opposition forces, the taking of the barracks was a monumental victory, made possible they say by al mehdi. for two daughters, the sudden loss of their father is heart wrenching but one they say they're honored to live with. he did something very important. we're definitely very proud of him. >> and our reza sayah joins us now. hello, ...

Friend abdul farroud carrying his remains after the blast. >> if i didn't see his body in the car i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: he said the suicide attack sent troops running, clearing the way for rebelle fighters to overtake the barracks. >> he's a real hero. >> reporter: for opposition forces the taking of the barracks was a monumental victory, made possible, they say, by one of hundreds of civilians who have died in the war for libya. for two daughters, the loss of their father is heartwrenching, but one they say they are honored to live with. he did something very important, we're de...

About 30 minutes, and then sped toward the main gate where he blew himself and his car up. this is a picture of al mehdi's best friend, carrying his remains after the blast. >> if i didn'have his body in the car, i could not believe it. >> reporter: he said al mehdi's suicide attacks sent gadhafi troops running, clearing the way for bel fighters to overtake the barracks. >> he's a erhero. he's a real hero. >> reporter: for oppositn forces it was a victory, made possible by al mehdi, one of hundreds of civilians that died in the war for libya. for his two daughters, the sudden lost of their fat...

Himself. this is a picture of his best friend carrying his remains after the blast. >> if i didn't, i could not believe it. >> he says is the suicide attack sent gadhafi troops running, clearing the way for rebels to overtake the barracks. >> he's a real hero. >> for opposition forces, the taking of the barracks was a monumental victory, made possible, they say, by al mehti. one of hundreds of civilians who died for the war. for his two daughters, the loss is heart renching but one they're honored to live with. he did something very important. we're definitely very proud of him. reza sayah, cn...