UPDATE: Suspicious Package Snarls Mass Transit

Update, 6:30 p.m.: The suspicious package found on a No. 5 train earlier this afternoon turned out to be a bag filled with glass bottles, according to police. 

The police have reopened Atlantic Terminal and the Atlantic Ave.-Pacific St. subway station to riders. 

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A suspicious package discovered at the Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street subway station wreaked havoc on the Thursday evening commute.

The item was discovered on a No. 5 train at 3:50 p.m., according to police. The suspicious package was in a car on the train, which stopped at Atlantic Avenue station. 

As of 4:30 p.m., the NYPD Canine Unit was on the scene. 

Police evacuated Atlantic Terminal Long Island Railroad station, as well as the 2, 3, 4 and 5 line platforms at Atlantic Ave.-Pacific St. station. Trains on those lines were bypassing Atlantic Avenue in both directions.

Coney Island-bound riders looking to travel on the D line were being directed to 36th Street station in order to continue their trip.

Throngs of subway riders were seen lining along Atlantic Avenue looking to catch a bus to get home. 

"This is just a mess," said Beatrice Kennedy, who waited for instructions on how to reboard a No. 2 line train to get to her home in Crown Heights. "They're not telling us anything."