Two television channels aired audio comments on Tuesday from women they said were the Syrian ambassador in Paris but the contradictory comments they made left it unclear whether one of the broadcasts was a hoax or whether the diplomat had had a change of heart.

France 24 television aired Tuesday a statement it said was from Syria's ambassador to France saying she was resigning in protest at a crackdown by President Bashar Assad's forces that has killed scores of civilians.

Open gallery view Syrian military police carry a coffin preparing to send the bodies of six killed soldiers and security force members to their hometowns for burial, Damascus, Syria, April 27, 2011. Credit: AP

"I recognize the legitimacy of the demands people are making for more democracy and freedom. My resignation as ambassador of Syria in France takes effect immediately," Ambassador Lamia Chakkour said, announcing her decision on France 24.

Meanwhile, Syrian state television aired a statement shortly afterward in which a woman's voice said to be Chakkour's denied the resignation and said she will sue France 24.

It has thus far been impossible to reconcile the two accounts.

Syria has been beset by months of protest and a crackdown that activists say has left more than 1,300 people dead.