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PARIS — France wants to unite with the U.S. and Russia in a grand coalition dedicated to smashing the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, French President Francois Hollande told lawmakers Monday in a rare joint session in the Palace of Versailles as authorities worldwide struggled to pinpoint those responsible for the deadliest attacks on France since World War II.

“The faces of the dead people, of the wounded, of the families don’t leave my mind,” Hollande declared after France and many allies observed a minute of silence in honour of the 129 killed and 350 wounded when three teams of IS attackers targeted the national stadium, a rock concert and four nightspots Friday with assault gun fire and suicide bombs.

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“In my determination to combat terrorism, I want France to remain itself. The barbarians who attack France would like to disfigure it. They will not make it change,” Hollande declared. “They must never be able to spoil France’s soul.”

He signalled a likely months-long security crackdown following security sweeps overnight in which police nationwide arrested 127 people and seized a range of weaponry.

Hollande said he would present a bill Wednesday seeking to extend the prevailing state of emergency — granting the police and military greater powers of search and arrest, and local governments the right to suspend demonstrations and impose curfews — for another three months.