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Bullet Casing in Charlie Kirk Shooting Quoted ‘Bella Ciao.’ What Does It Mean?

The phrase, inscribed on an unfired casing tied to the man arrested in Charlie Kirk’s shooting, was popular in Italy after World War II. It has recently resurfaced in a Netflix series and video games.

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Yves Montand recorded a version of “Bella Ciao,” a song that was later popularized by a Netflix series and used in a first-person shooter video game.
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