tə səpɹˈɛs ðɪ ˈʌpɹaɪzɪŋ, stɹˈɔŋ ɹˌiːɪnfˈoːɹsmənts wɜː kˈɔːld tə ðə sˈɪɾi, kənsˈɪstɪŋ ʌv ˈɑːɹmd jˈuːnɪts ʌvðə bˈoːɹdɚ ɡˈɑːɹd, ðə tʃˈɛkəslˌʌvæk pˈiːpəlz ˈɑːɹmi, ðə pˈiːpəlz məlˈɪʃə, ðə sənt bˈiː ænd ðə tɹˈuːps ʌvðə mˈɪnɪstɹi ʌv nˈæʃənəl sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi.
To suppress the uprising, strong reinforcements were called to the city, consisting of armed units of the Border Guard, the Czechoslovak People's Army, the People's Militia, the StB and the troops of the Ministry of National Security.