French intelligence services underestimated the October 17 protest

What the sources report

Before Saturday's protest against the high cost of living, French intelligence services assured that October 17 "would not be the big night". Powergame

The services estimated 150,000 protesters in the regions and 80,000 in Paris, while according to official figures there were 550,000, of whom 110,000 were in the capital. Powergame

Cities such as Paris, Lyon, Marseille and Limoges became the scene of action by vandals and looters, with security forces unable to control the situation. Powergame

President Emmanuel Macron, the prime minister and the ministers of the Interior and Justice admitted the "failure of the intelligence services" and the "lack of foresight". Powergame

A senior police officer attributed the assessment deficit to the "loss of the culture of information", with the dissolution of the General Intelligence service (RG) in 2008. Powergame

Where they differ

Politic.gr reports that the description "mess" for the chaos was given by Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu. Politic.gr

On Powergame, the headline "Lecornu: A real chaos, a "mess"" precedes the statements of Gerald Darmanin, without clarifying who used the term. Powergame