Mixed signals on Colombian hostage release

Mixed signals on Colombian hostage release

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(CNN) -- An operation to retrieve two Colombian hostages held by the FARC rebel group will resume Tuesday, the Red Cross said, but the government denied that it had authorized such a move.

The conflicting reports come two days after an initial attempt to retrieve the hostages was foiled by inaccurate coordinates.

Christophe Beney, the Red Cross representative for the operation, said that the release of police Maj. Guillermo Solorzano and Army Cpl. Salin Sanmiguel by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC will happen in the department of Cauca on Tuesday morning.

But shortly after these comments were reported, the Colombian government said in a statement that "it is not true that we have authorized the resumption of any operation for the liberation of the hostages."

The government was awaiting a debrief from the Red Cross before moving forward, the statement said.

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