The photos of a Southwest jet that made an emergency landing in Philadelphia are terrifying

A Southwest Airlines jet.
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A Southwest Airlines 737 jet plane was forced to make an emergency landing Tuesday after an engine apparently burst, sending shrapnel flying through a window, depressurizing the cabin and injuring some of the passengers. "One passenger, a woman, was partially … was drawn out towards the out of the plane … was pulled back in by other passengers," one witness told Philadelphia's NBC affiliate.

The Dallas-bound flight had departed from LaGuardia Airport in New York City in the morning before the emergency forced it to land at Philadelphia International. The images shared by passengers of the event are terrifying:

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.