Just give them an upwards pull, with a little rocking back and forth. DON'T yank them, but pull firmly up. If the tube is shattered, as in, the glass is broken, then it is broken. A vacuum doesn't last long when there isn't something keeping the atmosphere out.
EDIT: Oh, and DEFINITELY DON'T twist or rotate the tubes.
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