An investigation into three brothers who left Brighton to fight in Syria has uncovered a further 25 jihadists in the south coast town. Court orders have prevented a further three from travelling to join jihadist groups, but counter-terrorism officials warn the group may plot to kill at home in a Lee-Rigby style attack. The sea-side party-town of Brighton on the south coast of England is best known for being the gay capital of Britain, and home to one of the largest LGBT populations in the country. But a secret investigation by Brighton and Hove council officials and counter-terrorism experts carried out two years ago uncovered a hotbed of jihadist activity, which officials feared may lead to vigilante attacks on the streets of Brighton, The Sunday Times has reported. Despite the fears, it appears that no arrests have been made. In October 2013 three brothers, Amer, 22, Abdullah, 18, and Jaffar Deghayes, 17, left their family home to join Jabhat al-Nusra, an offshoot of al-Qaeda operating in Syria. Two other men, including their childhood friend Ibrahim Kamara, 19 later fled to join them. Apparently prompted by their departure to investigate, by March 2014, council and counter-terrorism officers had identified 28 aspiring jihadis