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A 1978 Via Fani photo renews questions about the attack on Aldo Moro
On 16 March 1978, gunmen attacked Aldo Moro’s escort in Via Fani, Rome, killing five police officers and abducting Moro.
An ANSA photograph taken soon after the attack shows a dozen bullet holes on the front passenger door of one escort car.
Author Roberto Chiodi says the holes suggest someone fired from the opposite side of the street from the position attributed to the Red Brigades.
He proposes that members of Gladio, a secret armed organisation, may also have been involved, but this remains an unproven hypothesis.
Chiodi argues that the attack’s speed and execution point to skills and support beyond those of the Red Brigades.
Lawyers for the five victims have sought to reopen the case, but a prosecutor refused; they appealed to a judge.
The judge has given the parties until the end of the year to find new evidence, and a fresh examination could prompt a wider review of the attack if the bullet-hole interpretation is confirmed.
A 1978 photograph of the Via Fani attack shows bullet holes in the front right door of the escort car, renewing questions about who fired from that side.
ANSA photographer Antonio Ianni took the picture on the morning of March 16, about 15 minutes after the attack.
Author Roberto Chiodi argues that a shooter on the opposite pavement may have been involved and raises the possibility of Gladio’s presence.
The Red Brigades have denied having a member firing from the right side, according to the article.
Lawyers for the five slain officers sought to reopen the case, and a judge gave the parties until the end of the year to find new evidence.
- Who
- ANSA photographer Antonio Ianni took the photograph; author Roberto Chiodi says it raises questions about the attack.
- What
- The image shows bullet holes in the escort car’s front right door. Chiodi argues they may indicate a shooter on the opposite pavement.
- When
- March 16, 1978, about 15 minutes after the attack. The article was published on November 7, 2026.
- Where
- Via Fani, Rome.
- Why
- The photograph’s visible bullet holes have renewed questions about the attack’s reconstruction and possible responsibility.
Roberto Chiodi
The Red Brigades
Shooter on the right side
Roberto Chiodi
Chiodi argues the bullet holes indicate a shooter on the pavement opposite the Red Brigades’ commandos.
The Red Brigades
The Red Brigades have always denied that one of their members was on the right side.
Possible Gladio involvement
Roberto Chiodi
Chiodi hypothesizes that Gladio was present and says the operation required significant expertise and complicity.
The Red Brigades
Not stated
Antonio Ianni took the photograph in Via Fani about 15 minutes after the attack.
Lawyers for the five victims asked for the case to be reopened; after the prosecutor refused, they appealed to a judge.
The judge gave the parties time to find new evidence.
ANSA published its report about the photograph and Chiodi’s claims.
- Photographer
- Antonio Ianni
- Photograph date
- March 16, 1978
- Location
- Via Fani, Rome
- Attack duration
- About one and a half minutes
- Shots fired
- 91
- Victims among escort officers
- Five
What people are saying
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che nessuno si sia mai accorto di questi buchi neri, una sventagliata visibilissima con la portiera aperta?
L'ipotesi di un ulteriore tiratore sul lato destro dell'Alfetta, se confermata da una perizia sugli originali fotografici e sui rilievi balistici, imporrebbe di riesaminare aspetti fondamentali della ricostruzione della strage